Those were the only programs from the so-called "Big Six" conferences to lose multiple scholarships in one of the two major sports – football or men's basketball.

Centenary men's basketball and Chattanooga football (a Football Championship Subdivision program) received postseason bans for posting a multi-year APR below 900 for three consecutive years without showing measurable improvement. This marked the first year the NCAA instituted the postseason ban.

Every Division I sports team calculates its APR each academic year based on the eligibility, retention and graduation of each student-athlete on scholarship. Teams with two consecutive years of underperformance are subject to scholarship losses or restrictions of practice time. A postseason ban applies after three years of poor performance, while a fourth year of underperformance can result in possible restricted Division I membership for an entire athletic department.

"After five years of APR application and data collection, there is clear evidence of upward trends in nearly every sport," NCAA president Myles Brand said in a statement. "Especially encouraging are the increases in baseball, football and men's basketball – the three sports that have historically been problem sports."

A total of 75 teams received "historically based" penalties for not earning an APR of 900 or higher. Schools receive a public warning for their first violation and get stiffer penalties after repeated underperformance.

Bowling Green football will lose eight scholarships, the most of any Football Bowl Subdivision program. North Texas lost six scholarships, Kent State and San Jose State lost five and New Mexico State lost four.

Division I men's basketball programs losing two scholarships aside from Georgia Tech, Indiana and Ohio State were Ball State, Kennesaw State, Pepperdine and San Francisco. IUPUI lost three.

The overall four-year APR is 964, an increase of three points from last year. Football posted an average APR of 939, men's basketball recorded a 933 and baseball posted a 946. Those figures represented increases in all three sports.